I am pretty sure they will. The cows averaged $100 more than I paid for them. The pasture bill against them is only $75. The ball park winter feed bill is about $325. So feed and pasture is about $400. Minus the $100 from the cows leaves $300 against the calves. That leaves a pretty good penny in my pocket.
The black ones appear to be. But it's easy to see similarities in all black animals. I'd like to see the first shot if it was clearer.
The chars tend to be to the bigger end weight wise. I would have to look up the birth dates to be certain but I don't think they are to the older end of the group. We don't get that black bonus here that people talk about. The chars and reds will sell right with the blacks. Out of 52 calves out there I think there is about 6 or 8 chars.
B runs more Charolais bulls than he does Angus bulls. A couple years ago I was at the sale when he sold 300-400 calves. They had sorted the calves based on sex and size. The ring load lots would have more char cross calves then they had black calves. They topped the market in every size group. I generally doesn't keep any char heifers. Mainly red or black hided heifers.
That’s good to know. We plan to use the chars in our beef program. But it’s nice to know a saleyard where they compete for them if I ever want some cash.
I don't know that I have that good of an eye. I am blessed to live in an area with full time ranchers and very few hobby farms. Being as these people make their entire living from ranching they buy the best bulls they can find. And they have been doing that for generations. So even if an old broken mouth cow looks a little tough she has real good genetics. She was also bred to a real good bull. Of course there are some cows which I just watch them walk through the sale ring.
Actually, this information might be really valuable. I have some 700 pound steers that were destined to a Willamette valley program. These folks have money and resources. Sometimes they pay the same week as invoice. Other times it’s two weeks. This week I find the gal is on vacation and it might be 3.
I’m seeing more red char bulls advertising (likely ciri listening to much), but does anyone think the reds have the same growth numbers as white? Might be a good compromise?
Yesterday at La Grande 700 pound steers pushed $4.00 real hard. Some of the light 7's even beat $4. I was sitting between and in front of several order buyers. Lots of yearling cattle. Those guys kept calculating the dollars per calf and showing it to each other then questioning how does that work?
